Dow Jones Closes at Same Level as Day Before 9/11
Written by Kevin Coy
Friday, 11 September 2009 21:59
9/11As the business networks and news networks continue their special coverage today on the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a poignant level. On September 10th 2001, the DJI closed at 9605, and today, the DJI closed at 9605. In any other circumstance, it would be seen as simply coincidence, but with the anniversary of the Lehman bankruptcy this weekend, and the rollercoaster that has been the last 12 months, the closing price seems all the more significant.
I've been following the markets for over a decade now, and I've learned that coincidence, irony and all the multitude of other ways of describing what has happened today simply don't exist. With this one I'm not so sure, I think there's more to it. I'm not 'it was fate' kind of guy, as I'm sure most traders aren't, but there is a little something about today that seems somewhat surreal. I just can't put my finger on it..
Kind of reminds me of this from a session of 14th Sept. 2002
Q: (A) I want really to know what kind of mechanism is behind this 911 number coming up in the NY lottery. (V) Yeah, me too, and it wasn't only that it was something with the...
A: Warning. It ain't over!!!
Q: (A) Who was warning?
A: Mass consciousness signals to self about clear and present danger.